BCDec 16, 2020
First British Columbian vaccinated, COVID-19 immunizations begin
Today marks the first day of British Columbia’s provincewide COVID-19 immunizations, the most comprehensive vaccine program to ever be delivered in B.C.Over the coming days, approximately 4,000 health-care workers in British Columbia will be rolling up their sleeves to receive the first approved COVID-19 vaccine.Nisha Yunus, a 64-year old residential care aid was one of the first people in British Columbia to receive the COVID-19 immunization. Yunus has worked in the same long-term care home in the Vancouver Coastal Health region for 41 years, all in the same unit and on the same floor. The
CanadaDec 15, 2020
Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end: PM Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a contract to receive up to 168,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December. The Moderna vaccine has not yet been approved by Health Canada but Trudeau says deliveries could begin within 48 hours of that happening. Trudeau also says Canada is set to receive about 200,000 of its total early shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer next week. He says there will also be 70 sites across the country ready to administer these doses, a big jump from the 14 distribution sites in place this week. Moderna's vaccine doesn'
CanadaDec 15, 2020
Moderna vaccine could be delivered to Canada before the end of the month
The federal government has reached an agreement with Moderna that would see doses of its COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Canada within 48 hours of Health Canada approval.The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says things are on track for her department to approve a second vaccine for COVID-19 very soon. Dr. Supriya Sharma says things ``look positive'' for the vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna but there are still some outstanding manufacturing documents needed before the decision can be made.Ongoing reviews of two more vaccines are less certain, with AstraZeneca's potentially needing more
BCDec 15, 2020
First doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrive in B.C.; Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. will administer first vaccines tomorrow
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in British Columbia and will start to be administered on Tuesday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the vaccine's arrival is "momentous" news, but warned it doesn't mean it's safe to break physical distancing restrictions. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is being used in the regions covered by the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health authorities and will be given to workers in long-term care facilities. There were 2,146 new cases of COVID-19 over the last three days, bringing the total number of infections to 42,943 since the pande
CanadaDec 14, 2020
Health-care worker from Toronto and Quebec care home resident get country's first COVID-19 vaccinations
Quebec and Ontario have administered the country's first COVID-19 vaccinations to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home and a Quebec care home resident. Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, received the first dose at a hospital in Toronto. Her coworker Derek Thompson was also inoculated and he says the shots represent progress for all front-line workers in the province. Just shortly before that Quebec also administered its first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to residents of long-term care homes in Montreal and Quebec City. In Quebec City, Gisele Leves
CanadaDec 14, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive in Canada, more en route
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada.Trudeau made the announcement Sunday night on Twitter, and noted that while it's good news, the fight against COVID-19 is not over and Canadians must keep up their vigilance.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are bound for 14 distribution sites across the country.There are distribution sites in all 10 provinces, but none in the territories because health officials say the Pfizer shot's -70 C storage temperature make it difficult to stock there.Quebec is expected to be the first province to administ
BCDec 12, 2020
737 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths reported in B.C.
BC has recorded 737 cases of COVID-19 today and another community outbreak. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix says 11 more people have died, while 342 people are in hospital. The number of actives cases climbed slightly to 9,589 in the province. That includes 87 patients in intensive care. At least 30 people have tested positive after an outbreak at the Regent Christian Academy and the private school has been closed until after the winter break. There are over 12,000 people under active public health monitoring because they were e
CanadaDec 11, 2020
Federal government announces a 15 billion dollar plan to meet its climate change commitments
The federal government has released a climate change plan. It includes eight-billion dollars in environmental funding on top of the seven-billion already announced. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says clean technology presents enormous opportunities for economic growth and jobs. He says Canadians aren't alone in realizing that.The government's plan includes steady increases to the carbon tax in each of the next 10 years, eventually reaching 170-dollars per tonne by 2030. The federal government has released a 15 billion dollar plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady inc
CanadaDec 11, 2020
Feds say all large provinces need stronger COVID-19 response 'now'
New federal forecasts say all large provinces need to strengthen their COVID-19 response "now," with data suggesting the death toll could hit nearly 15,000 on Christmas Day.
Updated modelling indicates that Canada remains on a "rapid growth trajectory," with daily cases expected to cross the 10,000 mark later this month.
The projections indicate that the total number of deaths related to the outbreak could reach between 14,410 to 14,920 by Christmas Day.
The data says infections continue to climb in the six provinces west of the Atlantic region, with rates rising precipitously Alberta, Saska
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